Salary range: Up to £34k p.a. plus £4k training and development budget
FTE: 1
Term: Fixed term (21 months)
Closing date: 13 February 2022
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious candidate with
established business experience and a strong supporting academic background to
further develop their career by working on a 21-month Knowledge Transfer
Partnership (KTP) project between SSEN Transmission and the University of
Strathclyde. The role will be key in driving the implementation of business
strategy through establishing a highly engaged innovation culture within the
employees; essential to the business successfully delivering on its strategic
objective to support the transition to a low carbon economy and Net Zero.
SSEN Transmission is part of the SSE Group, responsible for the
electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland. As the Transmission
Owner (TO), SSEN Transmission maintains and invests in the high voltage 132kV,
220kV, 275kV and 400kV electricity transmission network in the north of
Scotland. The network consists of underground and subsea cables, overhead lines
on wooden and composite poles and steel towers, and electricity substations,
extending over a quarter of the UK’s land mass crossing some of its most
challenging terrain. The region has a vast renewable resource with most of the
generation in the area coming from either wind or hydro resources which ensures
a safe and reliable supply to meet local demand and for onwards transport to
the rest of the UK.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their
strategic, technical and operational skills in an industry at the forefront of the
transition to a Net Zero. SSEN Transmission has ambitious goals over the coming
five years to connect the renewable energy that will power 10 million homes and
businesses, while at the same time reduce its own business greenhouse gas
emissions in line with a 1.5 degree warming pathway. You will have real
responsibility in identifying best practice for building human capital and
engagement in the cultural change necessary to implement a new stakeholder-led
innovation strategy, and then embedding that into day-to-day business practise.
You will track and revise your methods as appropriate to deliver maximum
benefit. It is through the people training modules developed by this project
that the skills and behaviours necessary for a high engagement innovative
culture will be embedded.
It is essential that you are self-motivated in identifying the best way
to deliver the role’s objectives, and proactive in engaging with those that
will support these and driving to achieve the desired outcomes. Establishing a
strong network inside the company and with the academic team will be key to
success, along with working with wider stakeholders in the energy sector and
beyond. Experience of being able to effectively work remotely is required.
It is essential you are educated to a Masters level, ideally an MBA, and that
you have applied this learning outside the academic environment for at least three
years. Through that work experience you will have been involved with various
change initiatives, including the institution of high engagement work
practices. A people centred, creative approach is key. Ideally you will have an
undergraduate degree or experience of human resources, organisational studies
(or related), psychology or education. Experience of the energy sector is
preferred, but not essential.
You will display strong collaborative skills that you will apply whilst working
across the business and academic partners. This will include the existing
innovation multi-disciplinary team and all other parties involved with
innovation across SSE’s transmission and distribution electricity network
companies. You will need to affect change through others using timely
stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiating skills, whilst adapting
your approach as circumstances dictate. You won’t be afraid to experiment with
new approaches when delivering change. You will motivate and inspire others to
innovate and drive change, leading to engagement with learning and new ideas
within the business.
The project is part of the Knowledge
Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme that aims to help businesses improve their
competitiveness and productivity through better use of knowledge, technology
and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base. Successful Knowledge
Transfer Partnership projects are funded by UK Research and Innovation through
Innovate UK and are part of the government’s Industrial Strategy. To find out
how KTP works and the vital role you will play if you successfully secure a KTP
Associate position please visit: www.ktpws.org.uk. There are over 200 vacancies
currently available at www.ktp-uk.org/graduates or search ‘KTP jobs’.
Please note this is a
fixed term appointment (expected duration 21 months).
Formal interviews
are expected to be held 9 March 2022.
Informal enquiries about the post
can be directed to Dr Marisa Smith, Senior
Lecturer, (m.k.smith@strath.ac.uk
/ 01415483146).
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